To give a child his own way or pay too much attention to him: “Everyone ________ that child.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| SPOILS | 25 |
| CODDLES | 7 |
| DOTES ON | 3 |
| PAMPERS | 3 |
| BABIES | 2 |
| FUSSES OVER | 2 |
| SPOILED | 2 |
| GIVES IN TO THEIR DEMANDS | 1 |
| GUSHES OVER | 1 |
| INDULGES | 1 |
| “SPOILS, INDULGES, IGNORES” | 1 |
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